Bikash Chatterjee

Bikash Chatterjee is the president of Pharmatech Associates, Inc. He has been involved in the bio-pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics industry for over 20 years. His expertise includes site selection, project management, design, and validation of facilities for both U.S. and European regulatory requirements

I Don’t Mean to Be Critical
The FDA guidance on process validation issued in January 2011 has turned the quality and product development worlds upside down.

Process Validation and the New Compliance Challenge
The issuance of the new FDA Process Validation Guidance in January of this year is a significant event for several reasons.

The Winds of Change: FDA Flexes Its Muscles
To a regulatory and compliance professional, FDA citations are a part of the landscape. Granted, no one welcomes such a situation, but ensuring regulatory compliance is the core of what we do on a daily basis.

The Performance Conundrum
In my last editorial I spoke about the challenges facing the FDA and industry with regard to the effectiveness of the current regulatory structure.

Point of View: Gauging Regulatory Effectiveness
That the pharmaceutical and biotech industry is in a state of flux is undeniable.

The Devil Is In The Details
Consolidation on a massive scale amongst the elite of the U.S. pharmaceutical industry raises questions about how to remain competitive.

Meeting The Global Compliance Challenge
There can be no doubt that the last decade for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry has been full of extraordinary change.

The China Quality Challenge
After a recent trip to China, I returned more impressed than ever with the rapid level of development within the major markets there.

Facility Design As A Training Platform
It is safe to say the pharmaceutical and biotech market today bears little resemblance to the market of the last twenty years.

Lean Sustainability: Extending the Operational Excellence Paradigm
There can be no mistaking that we are entering a new era in the pharmaceutical and biotech marketplace.